Jarmanpreet Singh

Jarmanpreet Singh
Personal information
Born (1996-07-18) 18 July 1996 (age 28)
Amritsar, Punjab, India
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Income Tax
Senior career
Years Team
Railway Sports Promotion Board
2024–present Delhi SG Pipers
Hockey Punjab
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 India U21 12 (0)
2018– India 123 (7)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  India
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place 2018 Breda
Asian Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2018 Muscat
Gold medal – first place 2023 Chennai
Gold medal – first place 2024 Hulunbuir Team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Dhaka
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Team

Jarmanpreet Singh (born 18 July 1996) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a defender. He is selected in the Indian team for the 2024 Summer Olympics, which is his debut Olympics.[1][2]

Early life

Singh is from Amritsar, Punjab. Earlier, he played for Railway Sports Promotion Board in the domestic tournaments. But later joined Income Tax department.[3]

Career

Singh was part of the Indian junior team at the Junior World Cup 2016.[1] He was banned for two years in 2016 as he failed a dope test after he took a painkiller prescribed by his doctor for back pain.[1][4]

He made his senior international debut at the 2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Breda where India won the silver medal.[5] He was part of the gold medal-winning Indian team at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Jarmanpreet Singh's Olympic debut is Indian hockey's 'never give up' story". The Times of India. 12 July 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Five Olympic debutants in Indian men's hockey squad for Paris 2024". The Times of India. 26 June 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Hockey player Jarmanpreet puts behind dark memories of doping ban, gears up for Olympics debut". English.Mathrubhumi. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Jarmanpreet Singh's Olympic debut is Indian hockey's 'never give up' story". The Times of India. 12 July 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  5. ^ Veerappa, Manuja (31 May 2018). "Jarmanpreet endures dope ban, makes it to Indian hockey team". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Asian Games Results". 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  7. ^ PTI (12 July 2024). "Paris 2024: Defender Jarmanpreet, who once served doping ban, geared up for Olympics debut". Sportstar. Retrieved 12 July 2024.